Balham Black
Belleville Brewing Co. in Wandsworth, Greater London, England 🏴
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Winter|
Score
5.96
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MALTS: Pale, Munich, CaraMalt, Carafa Special 2, Carafa Special 3
HOPS: Galena, Mount Hood, Cascade
YEAST: Lager.
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Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Balham Black from Belleville Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On keg at Draft House, Hammersmith. Pours clear dark amber, tan head. Aroma: roasted malts, earth, hints of coffee, caramel & chocolate. Taste: light sweet, toasted malts, light spices, hints of caramel, toffee, chocolate. Light to medium body, watery, thin mouthfeel, carb was fine, dry toasty finish
MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Balham Black from Belleville Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Stuu (34525) reviewed Balham Black from Belleville Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the draft house. Pours deep amber, nose is toffee, cheesy, malty, taste is sweet toffee, chewy, light fruit
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Balham Black from Belleville Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
31st July 2017
Hackney Bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton. Clear deep amber beer, small yellowish tan head. Palate is smooth and has just modest carbonation. Thin tangy dark malts, oxidised. Tangy ripe fruits. Tangy finish. Still some flavour here but the beer is clearly very tired.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Balham Black from Belleville Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle shared in London - picked up somewhere in London a few years ago. Pours clear ruby with a bubbly, off-white head. The nose holds dried, leathery berries, toasted malts. Light sweet flavour with subtly tangy, leathery berries, some wood, damp earth. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with some leafy bitterness, more old leather. So so overall.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Balham Black from Belleville Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Wine Cellar Sanderstead. It pours pretty much black with a decent beige head. The aroma is roasted malt, toast, mild sweetness, plain chocolate, earth and light umami. The taste is smooth, toast, roasted malt, light spice, brown bread, cacao nib, earth and touch of berry skin with a dry, toasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Decent enough for the style, but no game-changer.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Balham Black from Belleville Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Balham Black from Belleville Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask gravity at Reading Beer Festival 2015. Cola colour clear lasting beige head. some toffee and roast malt on the aroma. Reminds me mostly of a dark mild with a bit of caramel. It’s OK. Bit toffee is for me. Light condition. Some sting on the finish. OK but not my style of beer.
Borresteijn (12407) reviewed Balham Black from Belleville Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
50cl Bottle from Beer Boutique. Dark brown colour, thin light-beige head. Aroma is fruity, dark fruits, malty, some jam, light roast, hint of hops. Flavour is medium sweet, light yeasty, dark fruits, light roasted malts, light hoppy bitter finish. Light bodied. Comes closer to a mild than a schwarz imo. OK-ish.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Balham Black from Belleville Brewing Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Le Gothique, LBA bash, 24/07/14. Hazed chestnut brown with a decent beige head that retains. Nose is malt forward, toffee, spice, earthy hop backnotes, cocoa rub. Taste comprises mellow fruit, toffee, spice, brown bread. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Ok malty number.